Argos ad

Chunkers1980
Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
edited December 2011 in MTB general
Remember a while ago a company getting it wrong when 'building' a bike - tesco?

Just seem a BSO on a Argos ad on TV and they have the forks the wrong way round. Classic

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The one I saw seemed to be right and wondered if they've "fixed" it.

    But yeah: http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/argos- ... ate/012258
  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    I have seen that a few times.

    This year there have been a few kids riding around in the streets near me with back to front forks. Not a chance i was putting it right but i did tell the parents.

    You can just see that first bump up a kerb and the wheel coming right out of the dropout. :cry:
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Could be the forks are right, but the frame and bars are backwards
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Oh yeah - copying the DT way ;-)

    Paused it to take a closer look and the fork dropouts are defo the wrong way round.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Chunkers1980 wrote:
    Oh yeah - copying the DT way ;-)

    Paused it to take a closer look and the fork dropouts are defo the wrong way round.
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  • wordnumb
    wordnumb Posts: 847
    Question is, would assembling the BSO correctly result in a noticeably better bike?
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    wordnumb wrote:
    Question is, would assembling the BSO correctly result in a noticeably better bike?
    Is being stabbed in the face better than being stabbed in the face by someone with a bad haircut?

    That's about the magnitude of difference we're talking about here!
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Last time i was at AFAN i was getting ready in the car park and a lycra clad bloke getting his Giant anthem out the car had his forks round the wrong way, i waited to see if he was going to change them (i though might of been loosened off for the journey) but he got ready and started to ride off, i shouted after him, and he explained the the caliper had to go at the front of the forks to give bette braking :? and i said but all your geometry is out look:?
    He basically told me i was wrong and F off :roll:
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Some do reverse forks intentionally.

    Okay, maybe not on mountain bikes - http://davesbikeblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/stayers.html
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Weird cyclist types.
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